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Mar2015

DAY 21 : ENDURANCE “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” – James 1:2-4 {ESV} The first year after forming our stepfamily was definitely the hardest. There were many days […]

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Mar2015

DAY 20 : DISCIPLINE “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do […]

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Mar2015

DAY 19 : POISE “Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.” – Titus […]

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Mar2015

DAY 18 : INTEGRITY “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.” – Proverbs 10:9 {ESV} Integrity – a word we pray is a character quality of our children and ourselves. Most of us would describe integrity as living honestly and morally. Dictionary.com also defines it as “the […]

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Mar2015

DAY 17 : FAITH “for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true)” – Ephesians 5:8-9 {ESV} “This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it shine…” Do you remember singing that as a child? […]

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Mar2015

DAY 16 : FORGIVENESS “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. ” – Ephesians 4:32 {ESV} Forgiveness. The very concept of forgiveness is the core of the faith. God forgave us through Christ, not by our merit or works, but by His love. When it comes to family and […]

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Mar2015

DAY 15 : HONESTY “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses but one who in every respect has been tempted as […]

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Mar2015

DAY 14 : VULNERABILITY “But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, […]

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Mar2015

DAY 13 : DIVERSITY “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3:28 {ESV} Do you remember your Sunday School teacher sharing God’s Word on the flannel board? Do you remember getting a star by your […]

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Mar2015

DAY 12 : DEEDS “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sow to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not […]